The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-24

l turn away from one. enchanting
scene only to behold another. There
half way up that flight of stairs see
maiden. Now she has reached the
landing, and, as she closes the door
behind her, ] catch a glimpse Of q
bright, merry face. II could not
recogniz, that laughing countenance,
the closed door tells the tale.
"SIinnie Armadalia Saloma Harshbar r.
ger. Lecturer on Woman's Rights"
seem to look beyond that door;
to see her approach a table, take up a
paper and hear her say: Here are
two reasons, cleaned from a Boston
paper, VIII woman ought not 10 vote.
'First, because. Adam was made be
fore Eve; and second, because man
is likened to the fore wheel and
woman 10 The hiid wheel Ct a wagon. :
These appear to me veiy hymsy ar
guments, yet they are the best that
can be given"
Again the scene changes. / now
see lofty apartment. On the walls
hing sketches Of famous buildings,
bridges, etc. Scattered about are CUR
veyof's instruments. AT one side is
large bookcase filled with volumes
pertaining to civil engineering. AT a
table sits George Edwin Bailey, our
civil engineer, drawing up the plan
Of bridge. His suspension bridges
are world renowned, and this is his
best effort. 1t is designed to bridge
the raging Shiawassee" at Mulberry
street The city has kept that old
condemned bridge there all these
years waiting for something to turn
up. That tottering structure has
faithfully withstood the nooGs, winds,
and rains, until now. The city faith
ers are thankful they have followed
their predecessors example so mary
years; for now their beloved city will
possess the best, the most renowned
suspension bridge in the world.
Sitting before piano in an elegant
music room behold graceful, slen-
der figure. On her face is look of
inspiration. Her fingers softly ply
the ivory keys, which under her
touch produce divine melody, that
rivals in beauty Beethoven's grandest
symphonies. Now she sings, and the
bird like notes fill the spacious room
with beWitching strains. Our Fannie
is nothing If not an enthusiast, and
her passion and genius for music has
raised her 10 the pedestal of fame,
and laid at her f ct the homage of a
wondering world.
One. again the picture changes, l
see room, evidently library. Pac-
ing up and down the floor is a form,
that, wonderingiy 1 notice, resembles
my own. The hands are clasped be-
hind the back, The head bowed in
thought, while the face betrays many
changing moods. Now it is clouded
with doubt and perple xity; now radi
ated with hope and courage; now i'm
patient; now determined. She goes
swiftly to secretary, strewn with
finished and unfinished manuscripts,
picks up pen, and writes her name
at the bottom of freshly w.itten
page. One glance betrays its nature
Essays on the Origin of Man. In
which the falsities of Darwinian
theory are conclusively demonstrated,
and mans origin placed on an en-
tirely new basis" Another-"A dis
cussion of the mistakes Of Newton
and Laplace."
AS the picture fades away and the
curtain slowly falls. | gaze upon that
form with awe, mixed somewhat with
apprehension. Each one OF the class
will look forward to the "One Day"
which the future has disclosed; some,
with pleasure and Impotence; others
with doubt and hesitation. 1t is a
wise Providence that places that
heavy curtain before our view. For:
"Could we all behold the days to come. and the
troubled tae.
The boldest glance would shrink appalled,, and
the stoutest heart would quail"
While oil would cry:
"Ch? wish, wish | had not asked to look
behind the Waltz"